Organizers hope to raise $300,000 to help hungry and homeless as sponsors match up to $95,000 in donations at event with headliners that include Blue Rodeo.
Real estate firm wants to build a six-storey rental complex in Centretown that would keep part of an existing century-old dwelling but have no space for residents to park.
Energy industry veteran Jonathan Lundy has taken over for founder Rod Bryden, who stepped away from Ottawa cleantech venture's day-to-day operations earlier this month.
Even as malls and other shops reopened over the summer and capacity restrictions in stores were eased, the number of retail employees in the nation’s capital has steadily fallen.
Hyperion Global Energy co-founder Heather Ward and Victoria Xu, who helped launch CleanInnoGen Energy Solutions, are among 10 women taking part in the scaleup program.